Mystic Falls throws a festival celebrating a comet that passes through town that happens every 145 years.
Elena meets Damon and learns more about Stefan's past and Vicki deals with the aftermath of her attack.
Tropes present in the episode:
- All Girls Want Bad Boys: Caroline is instantly attracted to Damon the first time she sees him.
- Apologizes a Lot: Stefan, Elena even calls him out on it.
- Attention Whore: Vicki is mistaken as this by her classmates due to her odd behavior, which is over the constant Brainwashing she suffers from Stefan and Damon
- The Big Damn Kiss: Elena and Stefan kiss for the first time at the end of the episode.
- Blood Lust: Stefan is hit with this when he walks on people donating blood in the hospital
- Brainwashing for the Greater Good: Stefan uses his compelling powers to make Vicki believe she was attacked by an animal.
- Brainwash Residue: Due to Stefan powers being weakened, his compelling of Vicki doesn' stick and she manages to remember Damon is the one who attacked her when she sees him.
- Butt-Monkey: Vicki who is constantly Brainwashing by Stefan and Damon through the episode.
- Comet of Doom: Bonnie believes the comet to be this, saying the last time it passed it brought a lot of death to the town.
- Cool Aunt: Elena and Jeremy's Aunt Jenna. Unfortunately, she was Promoted to Parent after the death of her sister and brother-in-law and struggles as a parent, especially with Jeremy.
- The Corruptor: Damon is trying to get Stefan to drop his Friendly Vampire routine.
- Festival Episode: Mystic Falls has a festival to celebrate the passing of the comet.
- If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...: Jeremy tries to pick a fight with Tyler and threatens to kill him if he ever hurts Vicki again. Matt also gives one to Damon regarding Elena.
- I'll Kill You!: An unhinged Jeremy threatens Tyler over Vicki.
- Mind Manipulation: Stefan tries to compel Vicki into forgetting she was attacked by Damon, but due to not drinking blood he's too weak for it to stick. Damon's on the other hand, work perfectly fine.
- Promoted to Parent: Jenna takes over as Elena and Jeremy's guardian when her sister and brother-in-law die, and she struggles with it a lot.
- Skipping School: Tanner calls Jenna for a parent-teacher meeting over Jeremy skipping most of his classes.
- Stealth Hi/Bye: Damon is found of doing this. He does this to Elena when they meet at Stefan's house and with Caroline at the park.
- Vampires Are Rich: Elena is very impressed with the luxury of Stefan's house when she visits him.
- Vampires Are Sex Gods: Caroline seems to be enjoying herself while in bed with Damon, up until the point where he bites her.
- Vampire Bites Suck: The episode ends with Caroline having sex with Damon, when she suddenly bites her causing her to scream in pain.
